A Father's Wish: Watching You Live Eternally

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A Father's Wish: Watching You Live Eternally

Capítulo 1: Chapter 1: Precious Daughter Born, Blessed with Dao Fruit

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Dajing, Yunzhou, Feilei City.

A heavy snowfall during the night had draped the entire dilapidated city in a white blanket, making the air bone-chillingly cold.

The sky was a dull gray, and the cold wind cut like a knife, slicing through the bones.

Li Che tightened the thin cotton coat around his body, holding a frozen crucian carp that he had spent a great deal of money to obtain during the winter. He had bought it to nourish his pregnant wife.

He stroked his stubble, blew a puff of warm breath into his palm, and braving the biting wind, he trudged through the snow on the broad streets of Feilei City, hurrying home.

It had been nineteen years since he had crossed over to this world. From being a newborn baby to now, a poor man struggling to make ends meet, Li Che had long given up on the fantasy of possessing a Golden Finger (a metaphor for a special ability or advantage).

The towering skyscrapers and neon lights had long become nothing more than a dream, a memory that could never be relived.

This world was similar to ancient times but even more perilous, with natural disasters, human calamities, and evil spirits rampant, making life for the common people extremely difficult.

Having accepted his fate, Li Che only wished to protect his wife and children, to live a stable and peaceful life, and to make the most of his second chance at life.

According to the family's arrangements, he had married at eighteen. On their wedding night, they had conceived, and now, ten months later, his wife was about to give birth.

Feilei City was vast, divided into the Inner City and the Outer City. The Inner City was said to be where the noble families and officials lived, with wider streets, a luxurious lifestyle, and stricter security.

Only those with status could enter the Inner City.

As for the Outer City, it was where the vast majority of the working-class people lived.

After walking for several miles along the long street, he turned into a small alley, and before his eyes lay a cluster of low, black-tiled mud houses.

His hurried footsteps crunched on the soft snow, making a creaking sound.

"Brother Che! Oh, Brother Che, you're finally back from work!"

"Your wife is about to give birth, you should hurry home and check on her!"

"You're going to be a father!"

From a distance, neighbors who recognized Li Che called out to him.

Li Che's heart raced at the news.

Feeling anxious, he quickened his pace, sprinting towards his mud house, the snow flying up behind him.

The sky was already slightly dark when Li Che reached his front door. The old wooden door was open, and from inside, he heard the soft cries of a woman in pain and the urgent encouragement of the midwife.

"Back already?"

In the small courtyard outside the mud house, an old scholar sat on a rickety bench, wearing a cotton jacket underneath and a tattered scholar's robe on top, puffing on a tobacco pipe.

This scholar was Li Che's uncle, Li Liang.

When Li Che was eight, his parents had passed away from illness, and he had been raised by his uncle's family. They had helped him grow up, marry, and start a family.

"Don't worry, Auntie Lei is the best midwife for miles around. Xiao Ya will be fine, and it will surely be a safe delivery," the old scholar said, puffing on his pipe.

Having lived two lives, this was Li Che's first time becoming a father, and he was naturally nervous.

He held the frozen crucian carp and paced back and forth in front of the mud house.

The old scholar, growing somewhat impatient, scolded, "What are you pacing around for, you rascal? You're about to be a father, and you're not acting your age!"

"Why don't you put that frozen fish down first?"

Li Che glanced at him but didn't respond. He didn't put down the fish but did stop pacing.

Suddenly, a loud cry echoed from inside the house!

Li Che's eyes widened, and his heart seemed to be gripped by an unseen hand.

The old scholar, Li Liang, also stood up immediately, extinguishing his pipe and staring eagerly at the house.

Suddenly, a loud rumble, like a thunderclap, reverberated through the gloomy sky!

The old scholar jumped, muttering to himself.

Li Che instinctively looked up, faintly seeing what appeared to be lightning dragons swirling in the sky.

Born with an unusual phenomenon?

Do you think this is a fantasy novel?

Li Che didn't give it a second thought and rushed into the house at the midwife's call.

Inside, the charcoal stove provided warmth, dispelling the cold.

The midwife held a red-skinned baby and looked at Li Che, "Congratulations, Lord Li, congratulations, Lord Li. It's a precious daughter."

Li Che's face lit up with joy, and the hand holding the frozen crucian carp felt at a loss, only able to repeatedly say, "Thank you, thank you…"

After hurriedly thanking the midwife, he finally realized and threw away the crucian carp.

He carefully took the baby with trembling hands and examined her closely.

At first glance, he felt a sense of kinship, though the newborn's skin was wrinkled and it was hard to tell if she was beautiful.

But to Li Che, she was the most beautiful child in the world.

Because she was his daughter!

Just as Li Che was filled with joy, staring at the little one, his vision suddenly blurred, as if a hallucination appeared. It seemed like a vast, barren land where the earth cracked open, and a green sprout, emerald-like, grew vigorously, reaching for the sky.

In an instant, it became a towering tree with lush branches and leaves!

"Wha—"

Li Che looked bewildered.

Then, he saw the leaves of the towering tree trembling, reflecting light, forming a scene of him listening to his daughter's first cry outside the house.

The scene flashed by and then rapidly contracted, like a vortex, finally condensing into a crystal-clear, rainbow-colored fruit on a branch.

…

[Daughter Born, Bonding Activated]

[Daughter Born, Dao Tree Bears Fruit]

[Your daughter was born safely, you have obtained a Dao Fruit]

…

Li Che suddenly came to his senses, and his daughter's cries continued.

"Husband, let me see our daughter…"

A weak voice came from the bed, where a pale but beautiful young woman lay. Li Che quickly and carefully carried the baby over.

"Wife, look, our baby!"

Li Che couldn't help but smile, his joy radiating.

The Dao Fruit… he didn't have the heart to think about it right now; his mind was filled with thoughts of his wife and daughter.

His wife, Zhang Ya, his other half, was a woman who had entrusted her life to him in this chaotic world.

"Husband, the baby's nose really looks like yours, it's very straight," Zhang Ya said weakly, but her heart was full of joy as she extended her slender finger to touch the baby's nose.

Li Che looked at his wife with tenderness, "Wife, are you in pain?"

Zhang Ya pressed her pale lips together and smiled, shaking her head, "No pain, just happy."

"Husband, what will we name our child?"

Zhang Ya asked expectantly, but then her gaze shifted to the door where her uncle, the old scholar, stood.

Li Che glanced at the old scholar, seeing his furrowed brows and unusual silence, not offering to name the child.

Li Che understood what he was thinking.

But he didn't mind, holding his wife's cold hand and saying softly, "I've been thinking about it for a while."

"This winter is extremely cold, and I hope our little one can stay warm. Let's name her Li Nuanyi…"

"Warm like the morning sun, dispelling illness and pain, growing up safe and happy."

Li Che said gently.

Zhang Ya smiled, "Nuanyi, it's a beautiful name…"

The baby in Zhang Ya's arms seemed to hear her name and stopped crying, showing a smile.

But after a moment, she started crying again.

The midwife hurried over, "The baby must be hungry, she needs to be fed…"

Li Che and the old scholar quickly left the mud house.

…

In the courtyard, large snowflakes fell from the sky.

The cold intensified, and the winter was harsh.

Li Che's smile never left his face. Being a father felt like this, and a sense of responsibility to protect his family welled up in his heart.

However, the old scholar seemed somewhat unhappy and picked up his tobacco pipe again.

Li Che, smelling the smoke, frowned, "Uncle, put it out, the baby is here."

The old scholar sighed, extinguishing his pipe but pouted, "It's just a girl, why wasn't it a boy? Our Li family…"

Li Che couldn't help but laugh, "Does it matter whether it's a boy or a girl?"

"Is our Li family inheriting the throne?!"

The old scholar's preference for boys wasn't easily swayed, but he didn't argue further, just muttering to himself.

Li Che shook his head but didn't say more.

He picked up the frozen crucian carp and headed to the kitchen to make a warm crucian carp and tofu soup for his wife.

While waiting for the soup to cook, Li Che finally had a moment to himself and decided to study the Dao Fruit that had appeared with his daughter's birth.

(End of Chapter)